Written by Jedi Alexis Cadeliña

Nobody wants to be reduced

To a number.

“Quality over quantity,” we cry.

We cry

Over the coldness 

The “inhumane” calculations that boil everything down to digits.

But from statistics we can begin to put the puzzle together

Each piece a fiber we can weave into tapestries 

And it’s up to us–

As the children of a sometimes confusing, often exciting union

Of the social sciences and the liberal arts–

To infuse each number with warmth and life and color.

It is our right,

Our joy,

And our responsibility

To ensure that each number is a word in a sentence

A sentence in a paragraph

A paragraph on a page

A page in the book

Of the beauty we gather

From communication in, among, and outside of organizations.

From stats to stories 

The narratives can arise.

It is our privilege,

Our pride,

And our prerogative

To ensure that these stories are told right

Each research a source

For honorable and excellent storytelling:

The lifeblood of communication.